You can find many "bite reports" via Google if you'd like to research the venom of a particular species. Joint pain, muscle cramping, and irregular heartbeats are not uncommon side effects among many more, which deserve their own article. Suffice to say, these species are easily provoked. I should note that this is a generalization and there are certainly exceptions. If they consider you to be within their territorial bounds, which many do as soon as you pop the opening on their container, they are ready to defend their burrow, legs, and fangs in the air. Their first inclination is to retreat if the option is available, but an adult is less likely to do so in captivity because enclosure size is often very restrictive (in territorial terms). They also move much faster than New World spiders. Old Worlders do not flick hairs, so they have a more potent venom than their New World cousins. Psalmopoeus irminia Venezuelan Sun Tiger.Psalmopoeus cambridgei Trinidad Chevron.Megaphobema robustum Columbian Giant Red-leg.Lasiodora parahybana Salmon Pink Birdeater.Ephebopus cyanognathus Blue Fang Skeleton.Acanthoscurria natalensis (No common name).Species here, and on out, are not to be handled, but instead maneuvered and coaxed with tools such as deli cups, lids, feeding tongs, fishnets, and paintbrushes in/out of their enclosures for maintenance purposes. Grammostola aueostriatum Chaco Gold Knee.Cyclosternum fasciatum Costa Rican Tigerrump.Cromatopelma cyanopubescens Green Bottle Blue.With care, they may be handled, if you must. They are still quite docile, and often suggested as good first tarantulas for new hobbyists with less confidence. These guys are more likely to kick hair, bite, or run from you than those previously mentioned. Eupalaestrus campestratus Pink Zebra Beauty.Cyriocosmus leetzi (dwarf, no common name).Cyriocosmus elegans (dwarf, no common name).Avicularia versicolor Martinique Pinktoe.Avicularia minatrix Venezuelan Red Slate Pinktoe.Avicularia diversipes Amazon Sapphire Pinktoe.Aphonopelma bicoloratum Mexican Blood Leg.has some very helpful guides if you don't know where to start. Please do a reasonable amount of research before attempting any handling.
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With time, you will learn how to safely pick up and place your little guy without much risk to yourself or the spider. If you're looking for a tarantula you can handle without too much worry, look no further. These are the most laid-back spiders you will find.
If you have an addition, suggestion, or would like to share any experience, please leave a comment! I will be adding species as readers recommend in hopes of creating a working resource for tarantula keepers at any experience level. I don't intend this list to be comprehensive, nor do I have personal experience with most of the species here.
Each grouping is a little faster, more defensive, or has a more serious bite consequence. You will be better able to decide if a species will fit your personality and demeanor, which I feel are more influential when picking a tarantula than experience level.Īs you work your way down the list, the difficulty of keeping each species increases. Instead of creating a list using generic terms, I have grouped species by geographical origin, temperament, and habitat because it's more accurate in determining what type of behaviors you may expect from any particular species. They are non-descriptive terms that don't reflect the reasons a hobbyist considers a species to fall into any of these categories. I very much dislike calling tarantulas "beginner, intermediate, or advanced" because I feel it's misleading. Poecilotheria metallica, common: Gooty Sapphire Ornamental
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